Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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